FOI 9525-25 Remanded in to custody
Request to Northamptonshire Police
1. How many defendants did Northamptonshire Police recommend should be remanded by the courts into prison custody over the last 12 months? (April 2024-April 2025)
2. With reference only to the two-week period of Monday 23rd September 2024 - Sunday 6th October 2024, please provide:
a) The total number of defendants Northamptonshire Police Service recommended should be remanded into prison custody (i.e. via the MG7 form)
b) Out of those defendants the police recommended should be remanded in custody, how many were actually remanded into custody by the courts?
c) Please provide this data broken down by:
i) the relevant reasons for opposing bail (as selected on the MG7 form) and
ii) the most serious offence the defendant was charged with.
Response
1 Count of custody records which have a disposal title ‘Charge and Remand’ over last 12 months (April 2024 – April 2025) Total Count 831
2a Total number of defendants Northamptonshire Police recommended should be remanded into prison custody between Monday 23rd September 2024 - Sunday 6th October 2024 Total Count 56
2b Number of defendants actually remanded into prison custody between Monday 23rd September 2024 - Sunday 6th October 2024 Total Count 25
2c(i)
|
Remand Reasons |
Number of defendants |
|---|---|
|
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
4 |
2 |
|
1 & 2 |
4 |
|
1,2,3,4 |
4 |
|
1,2,3,4,5 |
3 |
|
1,2,3,5 |
2 |
|
1,2,5 |
3 |
|
1 & 5 |
1 |
|
2 & 5 |
1 |
|
3,4,5 |
1 |
|
3 & 4 |
1 |
|
Most Serious Offence Title (Case) |
Remand Reason |
|---|---|
|
Drive whilst disqualified |
4 |
|
Assault a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm |
3, 4 , 5 |
|
Drive whilst disqualified |
1,2 |
|
Criminal damage to property valued under £5000 |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
|
Drive whilst disqualified |
1, 2 |
|
Theft from a shop |
2 |
|
Theft from a shop |
1 |
|
Harassment - breach of a restraining order on conviction |
1,2,3,4,5 |
|
Assault by beating |
1,2,3,5 |
|
Possess an offensive weapon in a public place |
1 |
|
Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A - Crack Cocaine |
2,5 |
|
Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A - Cocaine |
1,2,5 |
|
Robbery |
1,2,3,4,5 |
|
Theft from a shop |
1,2 |
|
Theft from a shop |
1,2,3,5 |
|
Theft from a shop |
1,2 |
|
Stalking involving serious alarm / distress |
1,2,3,4 |
|
Arrange / facilitate the sexual exploitation of a child under 13 years of age |
1,5 |
|
Breach a non-molestation order - Family Law Act 1996 |
4 |
|
Burglary other than dwelling - theft |
1,2,5 |
|
Burglary other than dwelling - theft |
1,2,5 |
|
Possess a controlled drug of Class A - Other |
3,4 |
|
Conspire to commit a burglary other than a dwelling with intent to steal |
1,2,3,4 |
|
Theft from a shop |
1,2,3,4,5 |
|
Possess an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence |
1,2,3,4 |
|
Remand Reasons |
|---|
|
1. Fail to Surrender to Custody |
|
2. Commit offences on Bail |
|
3. Interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice |
|
4. Risk of further domestic abuse or any other risk of physical or mental injury to persons associated with the defendant |
|
5. For the defendants’ own protection |
|
6-7 Youth Section |
2c(ii)
|
Most Serious Offence Title (Case) |
Remand Reason |
|---|---|
|
Drive whilst disqualified |
3 |
|
Assault a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm |
1 |
|
Criminal damage to property valued under £5000 |
1 |
|
Theft from a shop |
6 |
|
Harassment - breach of a restraining order on conviction |
1 |
|
Assault by beating |
1 |
|
Possess an offensive weapon in a public place |
1 |
|
Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A - Crack Cocaine |
1 |
|
Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A - Cocaine |
1 |
|
Robbery |
1 |
|
Stalking involving serious alarm / distress |
1 |
|
Arrange / facilitate the sexual exploitation of a child under 13 years of age |
1 |
|
Breach a non-molestation order - Family Law Act 1996 |
1 |
|
Burglary other than dwelling - theft |
2 |
|
Possess a controlled drug of Class A - Other |
1 |
|
Conspire to commit a burglary other than a dwelling with intent to steal |
1 |
|
Possess an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence |
1 |
|
Adult attempt to engage in sexual communication with a child |
1 |
|
Arrest by a constable for breaking / likely to break bail conditions - duty to surrender into the custody of a court |
1 |
|
Breach of stalking order / interim stalking order |
1 |
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